Chemical X Was Used to Kill Insects but Was Found

question 19

Multiple Choice

Chemical X was used to kill insects but was found to also affect birds by disrupting biochemical processes.This chemical is a(n) ________________.

• A)carcinogen
• B)endocrine disruptor
• C)teratogen
• D)poison

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experiments, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of that treatment.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Token Economies

is a behavior modification technique where tokens are given as a reward for desirable behaviors, which can be exchanged for privileges or items.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.